Savannah morning news. [volume] (Savannah) 1868-1887, 1887-02-08
ANOTHER CHAPTER.
The Captor OF lobe jackson Almost
Killed in Texas.

Fron. the CartersoiTe Gd.) COwyGnt- A merictn.
The trial or Sam Jackson as an Access
sorry In blowing up Judge Collins resi-
dence last winter was commenced Tues
day afternoon in the Superior Court,
Judge Fain presiding, and resulted in
conviction.
AS a source of sensationalism, how
ever, lobe Jackson's name is not yet off
the boards. Apart from the trials that
are now being had and to continue in our
present term OF court, much comment
has been instgated and considerable
speculation has been INDUCED in by in
terested parties over the startling an
nouncement of the attempted assassina-
ton one day last week, at his home near
Valley Mills, Tex, OF J. G. Tubb, who, it
will be remembered, captured lobe
jackson last spring and turned him over
to detective. Soon after TObe's return
to Georgia rumor existed to the effect
that Tubb had received warning signed
by christian Lady" Hardly any al
tenti0n was paid to the rumor, as many
thought il was simply one of the great
many canards that were afioat during the
lobe Jackson excitement. 1t now turns
out that such letter really existed and
the threat therein expressed came near
being carried out
rum bD0 lOllONlUE ltlLbT dOkNItSStu "
a Christian lady Of CartersVille, received
few days since, it will be seen that a
murder has been attempted, and it is
thought that the would-be murderers
haied from this section,
BROTHERS. SUSPICION.
REAGAN, Ten, Jan. ., 1857.
Hrs. -: IfAR MADAM-I lnclose you II let
ter written from Georgia to nay brother,
james {. Tubb, and the name gncd to 1t was
"A Christian Lady," and want to ask you
to have it published in your town tCartCrs-
villc). The contents of the letter has come 10
pass. 1t was Il letter of warning To my
brother, and said three men had left there to
Kill him. and they were friends or relatives of
Tobe JACKSON. Last Tuesday night three
men waylaid my brother ana theV had a terri
bic fight. He was dangerously wounded, and
his boy, y years old, WAS wounded in the leg,
and he thinks he wounded one of them.
AS | know CT no one to write to but
you. You Will confer a great favor on me by
nay.ng the inclosed letter and account of the
shooting published, ana please try and lind
out if any Of those parties have been missing
from there, and If they have returned. The
shooting look place In McLennan county,
about twenty-five miles from Waco. near
Valley Mills, on the night of Jan. 4, 1857. The
parties may have left there last spring when
my brother got that letter and may have been
here ever since. Try and find out who this
lady is that wrote the letter of warning to
my brother. MY brother is the one who ar
rested lobe Jackson last spring and they
swore vengeance against him then. Also tell
me what has become of Tobe jackson, and
has he any brothers. Hoping to hear from
you soon, remain yours, very truly.
w. q. TUBB.
Reagan, Fats ounty, Tesqs.
THE LETTER OF WARNING.
CARTERSvILLE, GEORGIA.
Mr.. Ttsb6:
Texas to kill you. and these men will make
their Headquarters at a friends near Thorn
ton, Texas. | am 8 friend of lobe Jackson E,
but don't want to see any man shot down
like dog. CHRISTIAN LADY.
ANOTHER ACCOUNT OF THE ATTEMPTED
MURDER.
A special to the Galveston News gives
the following account of the shooting:
VALLEY MILLS, Ten. Jan. 5.-Mr. J. C.
Tubb, d farmer living three miles from here,
was called from his home to 20 half a mile
distant to visit neighhor reported to be
dying at 10 O'clock last night. When three
hundred yards from home, he was led
in the road by man asking him: "Is that
Mr.. Tubb?" On an Affirmative answer he
advanced, when Mr.. Tubb drew his receiver
| which was Instantly grabbed, but ere the
| other party had time to fire Tu6b cnnched
| and threw him TO the ground, WREN two men
advanced from the brush. The firing became
general. Mr.. Tubb was shot through
! just below the breast bone. He empJied
| his pistol at his enemies, who beat a hasty
| retreat. leaving dnuDle-actlon As Colt re-
| volver and an old brown hat supposed to be-
| long TO the party with whom he clinched, and
| lost in the scufle. MIR. Tubb says he is conf
| deut he hit one of the men. ana helives them
| to be relatives of parties he arrested DUR a 9
| his official career as Sheriff of Fans county
| He was also police officer at Waco Il Short
| while back, Physicians pronounce his wound
| dangerous but not necessarily fatal. MIR.
| Tuob's little son II years old was with him
and knocked up pistol aimed at his father
by one of the men who in turn fired at the
boy, wounding him IN the leg, The little fell
low atterWard mounted a horse bareback
riding three miles for doctor.